The little guy took "Blood Purple Rose" to visit the Imperial Garden, but unexpectedly encountered an annoying woman.

"Mother, let's go that way. That woman is disgusting. Don't let her pollute your eyes."

The little guy looked at the woman touching her belly not far away, and spat out a mouthful of saliva.

Following the little guy's gaze, "Blood Purple Rose" saw a beautiful woman with a round belly and delicate features, talking to a man.

"Blood Purple Rose" and the little one stood in the shade of the tree, so the two people in the distance did not notice them.

"Your Highness, please save this humble servant! I was ordered by you to invite Geng Yuan for drinks."

Now that Prince Longxuan has returned, if he finds out that I helped you, he will certainly not forgive me.

The man was none other than Shen Tianyi, the commander of the Imperial Guards, who was now filled with trepidation.

The Wise Prince is easy to talk to, but the Dragon Prince's temper...

Shen Tianyi was filled with regret. If he hadn't been soft-hearted, he would never have fallen into this woman's trap. He never imagined that she had added a sleeping potion to his peach blossom wine. Now he had nowhere to escape and could only beg this woman for protection.

"What did you say? King Longxuan is back? How is that possible? Wasn't he supposed to be in the Qingyu Kingdom? How could he be back so soon?"

Not only was Shen Tian panicked, but Han Ruyi was also panicked. Li Mufeng was ruthless and deeply hated her. If it weren't for the baby in her womb protecting her, he would have killed her long ago.

"What can we do now? We were hoping to take advantage of Longxuan King's absence to seize control of the 'Purple Cloud Kingdom' again, but he's like a persistent ghost."

Han Ruyi's eyes gleamed coldly, her teeth clenched with hatred. If she had no one else to rely on, she would have sent someone to kill Li Mufeng.

“King Longxuan has been in the Hall of Mental Cultivation for quite some time. Even Geng Yuan was woken up by the splash and called over. I estimate that the investigation will soon reach this subordinate.”

Shen Tian was so anxious he almost stomped his feet.

"We'll do it like this..."

Han Ruyi beckoned to him with her finger, and just as Shen Tianyi thought she had something to say to him, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

"Your Highness, Consort Zhen..."

"This is the only solution."

Han Ruyi spoke coldly, then forcefully pushed Chen Tianyi into the lotus pond.

"ah……"

The sudden scene caused the young prince Li Jingchen to gasp in surprise. "Xue Ziwei" quickly covered his mouth and pulled him into a corner.

Because she covered herself in time, she did not disturb Han Ruyi, who was far away. Seeing her looking around, she quickly left.

"That woman is so vicious!"

After Han Ruyi walked away, the young prince Li Jingchen couldn't help but mutter something.

"I'll save people first. You hurry and inform your father to help me."

As she spoke, "Blood Purple Rose" jumped into the water with a splash.

Young Prince Li Jingchen jogged all the way to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Li Mufeng was furious to see that Geng Yuan had to be doused with two whole buckets of water before he woke up.

"Geng Yuan, how dare you drink alcohol while on duty! What is your punishment?"

"I know I'm guilty, and I'm willing to accept the punishment. I never expected Commander Shen's wine to be so strong. I only took one sip, really just one sip, sob sob... I'm not lying."

Seeing that Prince Li Mufeng's face was frighteningly pale, Geng Yuan was terrified, especially after hearing that his master, Prince Xian, had been in trouble yesterday. In addition to fear, he also felt guilty.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to believe Geng Yuan. He would not lie. I beg Your Majesty to spare Geng Yuan."

Because they depended on each other for survival, Yuemei developed feelings for Geng Yuan. When she saw that Li Mufeng wanted to punish Geng Yuan, she quickly pleaded for him.

"Can't lie? Last time, when the Princess saved the Prince, didn't you lie and frame the Princess under Feng Muchen's threat? It hasn't been that long, do you think I've forgotten? I think you're just old dogs that can't change their nature."

Li Mufeng was furious and shouted in a deep voice,

"Guards, drag Geng Yuan out and beat him to death."

At his command, Zhao Hu immediately led his men in and grabbed Geng Yuan's arm without saying a word.

"Your Highness, please, for the sake of Geng Yuan's many years of service, plead for his life! I beg you!"

Yuemei knew that pleading with Li Mufeng was useless, so she started pleading with Li Mutian.

"Wind, let it go!"

Li Mutian was too soft-hearted and couldn't resist Yuemei's persistent pleas. Li Mufeng, however, didn't want to let it go easily, but he couldn't disrespect his elder brother either, so he finally relented.

"Drag him away and give him one hundred strokes of the cane. Geng Yuan, do you accept this?"

"I confess, I admit my guilt. I thank King Longxuan for his leniency."

Geng Yuan was dragged away, and Li Mufeng stood up.

"Summon Jiang Chentian for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to realize that interrogating them one by one was too time-consuming, so he changed his mind.

"Summon Shen Tianyi and everyone from 'Lanxiang Pavilion' to the Imperial Study."

After saying that, he was about to leave when he ran into the young prince Li Jingchen, who had come to deliver the news.

"Father, Father, come with me quickly, Mother needs to speak with you."

Without saying a word, Li Jingchen grabbed Li Mufeng's hand and pulled him outside.

"Slow down, slow down, young master, the prince is still injured!"

Seeing that the young master was pulling too hard, Wang Feng couldn't help but remind him.

Back at the "Lanxiang Pavilion," Han Ruyi thought it over and over and decided that it was best to eliminate the problem completely. So she gathered everyone together for tea, saying it was to thank them for taking care of her during this time.

The tea was poisoned, and to avoid arousing suspicion, Han Ruyi took a small sip herself, which she then spat out when no one was watching.

The purpose of doing so is, of course, to poison oneself as well.

When Li Mufeng's men arrived, everyone was stunned. Everyone in the entire "Lanxiang Pavilion" was lying on the ground.

"Consort Zhen, Consort Zhen..."

Seeing that Han Ruyi was still breathing faintly, everyone hurriedly called out and immediately sought out the imperial physician to save her.

Upon receiving the news, Li Mufeng and Li Mutian also rushed over.

"Your Highnesses, none of the servants in the Lanxiang Pavilion survived. Consort Zhen was fortunate to have survived."

The imperial physician reported the truth, but Han Ruyi was sobbing and crying.

"What exactly happened?"

Li Mufeng only asked one question, and Han Ruyi howled even louder.

"Late Emperor! Do you see? There are people who can't tolerate my son and me, sob sob..."

What did I do wrong? I was defiled yesterday, and today someone is trying to kill me to cover it up. Waaah…

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Upon hearing this, Li Mutian coughed violently before rebuking him.

"Consort Zhen, don't talk nonsense. Aren't you implying that we brothers want to harm you?"

"Isn't that so? Who defiled me yesterday? Surely the Prince has not forgotten! Today, everyone in the 'Lanxiang Pavilion' is poisoned. Is it really just an accident?"

Han Ruyi questioned him repeatedly, while the servants outside whispered amongst themselves.

"This is definitely not an accident; it must be murder to cover it up."

"Yes, it must have been murder to cover it up. Perhaps it was the wise prince who did it."

"Of course! To defile one's own father's woman—what kind of beast would do that?"

...

The crowd chimed in with their opinions, and the wise king, still lingering from the poison, felt dizzy and disoriented. He then burst into maniacal laughter, drew his sword, and charged at the crowd...

"Murder! Murder!"

The Prince Xian's residence was thrown into chaos.